VTIPVanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2012
Annual Cost
0.03%
#40 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$71.1B
#48 of 5,854 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
3.60%
Track Record
13 years
#1,019 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,312+3.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 50.3% of fundmoderately concentrated
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.5%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.5%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.3%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.1%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
5.1%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.9%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds
4.7%
Asset allocation
Bonds
95.2%
Cash
4.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
1.6%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-6.3%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.69Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.04Good downside protection
Bond profile
Avg maturity
9.8 years
Credit ratings
US Government
95.2%
AA
99.9%
Other
0.1%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to replicate the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index, investing at least 80% of net assets in inflation-indexed securities. The Fund holds securities in approximately the same proportion as their weighting in the Target Index, maintaining a dollar-weighted average maturity of 2.4 years.
- Inception date
- October 12, 2012
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-03